Education
Master of Fine Arts (Current Research Candidate), Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology School of Art
Bachelor of Photography (2004), Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Australia
Monograph
Selected Awards/Honours
2024 - Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, London, 2nd Prize
2024 - The Arnold Newman Prize for New Directions in Photographic Portraiture, Honorable Mention
2024 - Louis Roederer Foundation Photography Prize for Sustainability, Finalist
2024 - Australian Life Photography Prize, City of Sydney, Finalist
2023 - Galah Regional Photography Prize, Australia, Winner
2023 - National Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, Australia, Finalist
2022 - The Sony World Photography Awards, Photographer of the Year
2022 - The Sony World Photography Awards, Portrait Series, 1st place
2022 - Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, London, Finalist
2022 - National Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, Australia, Highly Commended
2021 - The American Society of Magazine Editors (Ellie Awards), Feature Photography, Nominated
2020 - World Press Photo, Portrait Stories, 1st Prize
2020 - Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma, Columbia University New York, Award for Excellence
2020 - The American Society of Magazine Editors (Ellie Awards), Feature Photography, Nominated
2020 - Overseas Press Club of America, Feature Photography Award, Citation
2020 - Pictures of the Year International, Portrait Series, 3rd place
2020 - Sony World Photography Awards, Portraiture, Shortlisted
2019 - National Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, Australia, Finalist
2019 - Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize, Australia, Finalist
2019 - Contemporary Landscapes in Photography Award, Perth Centre for Photography, Finalist
2018 - Nannen Prize for Photography, Germany, 1st Place
2018 - World Press Photo, Photo of the Year, Nominated
2018 - World Press Photo, Portrait Stories, 1st Place
2018 - Photo District News, Photographer of the Year
2018 - Pictures of the Year International, Photographer of the Year, Freelance
2018 - LensCulture Portrait Awards, Series, 2nd Place
2018 - Pictures of the Year International, Portrait Series, 2nd Place
2018 - National Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, Australia, Finalist
2018 - Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize, Australia, Finalist
2017 - Pictures of the Year International, Issue Reporting Picture Story, Third Place
2015 - National Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, Australia, Finalist
2015 - Pictures of the Year International, Picture Story, Award of Excellence
2014 - European Publishers Award for Photography, Shortlisted
2013 - Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Australia, Alumnus of the Year
2011 - Pictures of the Year International, News Story Multimedia, 1st Place
2010 - World Press Photo, Spot News, 1st Place
2010 - Australian Reportage Photo Festival, Professional Award, Winner
2010 - 17th World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass, Fellow
2010 - Photo District News Photo Annual, Photojournalism Award
2010 - Pictures of the Year International, News Picture Story, 1st Prize
2010 - Pictures of the Year International, Spot News, 3rd Prize
2010 - Pictures of the Year International, Award of Excellence
2009 - Photo District News, 30 Emerging Photographers to Watch
Solo Exhibitons
2025 - Big Sky, Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts and Culture Centre, Katherine, NT, Australia
2024 - Big Sky, Photo 2024, Federation Square, Australia
2024 - Big Sky, Festival La Gacilly Photo, France
2023 - Big Sky, Somerset House, London
2021 - Migrantes, Windgate Museum of Art, Conway, USA
2018 - Chibok Girls, Festival della Fotografia Etica, Italy
2017 - Big Sky, Ballarat International Foto Biennale, Australia
2017 - The Afghans, Cortona on the Move International Photography Festival, Italy
2013 - Iraq, Reportage Festival of Documentary Photography/Vivid Festival, Sydney, Australia
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 - Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, London
2023 - National Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, Australia
2022 - Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, London
2022 - The Sony World Photography Awards, Somerset House, London
2022 - National Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, Australia
2020 - Civilization, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
2020 - Civilization, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Auckland, New Zealand
2020 - World Press Photo, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2019 - Civilization, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea
2019 - Civilization, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, China
2019 - National Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, Australia
2018 - World Press Photo, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2018 - National Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, Australia
2015 - Emerging, Annenberg Space for Photography, Los Angeles, U.S.A
2015 - National Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, Australia
2012 - WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY, Museum of Fine Arts Houston
2009 - World Press Photo, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Public Collections
Museum of Fine Arts Houston
Selected Group Books
Civilization: The Way We Live Now, William A Ewing, Holly Roussell, Thames and Hudson, 2018
American Photography: Selected for editions; 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 - American Illustration - American Photography, New York, USA
WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Anne Wilkes Tucker, Will Michels, Natalie Zelt (Author)Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, 2012
Partial Editorial Client List
The New Yorker, TIME Magazine, National Geographic, Vanity Fair, New York Magazine, The New York Times Magazine, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Wired, Monocle, ESPN, The Financial Times Magazine, Die Zeit, Stern, M Magazine, Bloomberg Businessweek and The Guardian
Partial Commercial Client List
Amazon Studios, Optus, Jacob’s Creek, Westpac Bank, AMP, Nine Entertainment Co., UNICEF
Lectures And Artist Visits
International Center of Photography, New York
National Geographic, Washington D.C.
Frontline Club, London
World Press Photo, Amsterdam
Windgate Museum of Art at Hendrix College, USA
Fujifilm Ambassador, Australia
Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Australia